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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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